Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 150 - 75 Maltose

After reading it, he felt a bit disdainful. This little child is just relying on his good looks to receive so much favoritism from the family. He also heard at the private school about Gu Chengyu’s talent in reading, though he wasn’t sure if it was true or not, but he couldn’t stand the temperament that often mingled with those playboy types.

However, You Siyuan still wanted Gu Chengyu to introduce him. So he patiently put on a smile and approached Gu Chengyu, saying, "Little Uncle! I see You Siyuan is quite close to you. Shall we invite him to play at the house during the rest?"

"Hua! You know my family is building a house, and we’re probably busy on those days. Let’s talk about this later!" Gu Chengyu realized Gu Wanhua’s purpose with just a few words, which contained contempt for Wang Qikai and praise for You Siyuan.

Gu Chengyu was a bit unhappy at first. When in a good mood, he didn’t mind engaging in circles. But at this moment, he was too lazy to deal with him, feeling a lack of common interest.

Gu Wanhua hit a soft nail, his face stiffened, then he smiled and said, "Little Uncle’s house is chaotic, my house is not building, we can invite them over to my place!"

"After all, Brother You is my classmate, inviting him to my house makes sense. He’s not that familiar with you, leading him to your house would be impolite of me. Moreover, for a son from a wealthy family to go out, he needs permission from his family. The preparations for his outing are quite troublesome, and getting past the elders is not easy!"

Before the young master of a wealthy family reaches adulthood, visiting others requires consulting the elders. Perhaps You Siyuan’s parents don’t want him associating with someone like a farmer’s child!

After Gu Chengyu finished speaking, he closed his eyes to rest. Gu Wanhua saw Gu Chengyu’s manner, obviously unwilling to talk to him further, his expression darkened as he adjusted his sleeves, and let out a light cold snort.

He doesn’t even consider how old he is, yet he acts like a senior before him, truly ridiculous.

After a while, the ox cart arrived at the entrance of the rice shop, and Gu Chengyu opened his eyes, hearing Mr. Gu calling into the shop, "Chengzhong! Is it done? Can we go home?" Because the rice shop’s counter was not far from the door, and Gu Chengzhong, being the accountant there, generally stayed at the counter without moving around, Mr. Gu didn’t get off the ox cart but just called from the door.

"Oh! Third Uncle Gu came at this time, are you looking for Mr. Gu? He’s tidying things up inside. He said since Third Uncle Gu is here, please wait at the door for a bit, he’ll be done soon!"

Gu Chengyu lifted the curtain to look at the rice shop and saw a clerk coming out of the shop, addressing Mr. Gu warmly.

"So it was Brother Li, I troubled you. I’ll wait then, likely it won’t be long." Mr. Gu replied with a smile to the clerk named Brother Li, then drove the ox cart a bit to the side of the rice shop. It wouldn’t be right to block their door, impacting their business.

Inside the carriage, Gu Wanhua turned his mouth aside, feeling disdainful of Mr. Gu’s flattering attitude towards a clerk. His father was an accountant, and the shop clerks always treated him nicely; Third Uncle acted in a way that really lost face for his father.

Gu Chengyu just looked outside, not paying attention to Gu Wanhua’s actions.

"Why are you saying such things? You aren’t an outsider, why be so polite? You even visited our rice shop today, and besides, you’re Mr. Gu’s third uncle, aren’t we all family?"

Brother Li saw Mr. Gu driving the ox cart aside, not blocking the door, and his impression of Mr. Gu improved.

Gu Chengyu watched Brother Li and Mr. Gu exchange courtesies and then lowered the curtain; it seemed like they were going to wait for a while.

After waiting for quite some time, Gu Chengzhong finally arrived leisurely. The carriage curtain swayed, and Gu Chengyu suddenly felt a bright flash in front of him, seeing a tall figure climbing into the carriage from the rail.

"Dad! How come you are so slow today?" As soon as Gu Wanhua saw his father coming in, he started complaining.

"There are accounts to settle today, so it got a bit delayed," Gu Chengzhong responded to his son’s complaints with a good temper.

"Big Cousin!" Gu Chengyu also hurriedly greeted.

There are quite a few boys in the Gu family, and rank-wise, Gu Chengyu might be around the twenties. Thus, everyone usually calls each other by different nicknames.

After Gu Chengzhong sat down, Gu Chengyu looked at the tall and sturdy man before him. The Gu family men were generally tall, and Gu Chengzhong and Gu Chengxiao somewhat resembled each other, with straightforward looks giving off a sense of integrity. Since Gu Chengzhong wasn’t involved in hard labor, he looked even younger than Gu Chengxiao, with much fairer skin.

Gu Chengzhong placed his bundle on the stool beside him, then raised his eyes to look at the little cousin sitting opposite.

Though Gu Chengzhong had days to rest, Gu Chengyu rarely ventured out, so they didn’t meet often. In his impression, Gu Chengyu was a good-looking, sweet-talking kid. Looking at him now, perhaps due to studies, the child had an artistic flair, sporting a smiling face looking at him.

Gu Chengzhong found the child pleasing, suddenly remembering he had brought malt candy for Gu Yan. He thought for a moment before pulling out a small oil paper packet from his pocket. Unfolding the oil paper, he took out two pieces of malt candy and handed them to Gu Chengyu, who was observing him from across.

Gu Chengyu saw Gu Chengzhong reaching into the oil paper packet, handing something to him, still a bit puzzled. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was malt candy. In the Dayan Dynasty, sugar was expensive, and such small pieces of candy cost a wen each. Typical farmers couldn’t afford to buy them, knowing the candy dissolved quickly; it was gone before tasting, according to Gu Wan’s description. He didn’t like eating these sweets.

Furthermore, the malt candy here was quite rough. If held for a bit longer, it dissolved into a sticky mess. However, kids just loved eating such candies.

"Xiao Bao! Take it! There are only a few pieces for Yanyan, not much, you take it to sweeten your mouth." Gu Chengzhong reached to stroke Gu Chengyu’s head with his other hand, waving the candy before Gu Chengyu.

"Big Cousin, let Yanyan have it. I’m a grown-up now, not fond of these." Gu Chengyu glanced at the sugar pieces getting slightly melty, pulling his mouth; he truly didn’t want to eat this stuff.

"Haha! Just take it! Yanyan is older than you and still likes it, you’re still small!" Gu Chengzhong laughed, thinking Gu Chengyu had become wise from books, courteous enough not to take sweets from juniors.

Gu Chengyu frowned, reluctantly took a piece from Gu Chengzhong’s hand, and stuffed it in his mouth.

Unexpectedly, the malt candy was not very sweet, unlike the ones from his previous life, which were likely supplemented with sugar or honey. Here, malt candy had the flavor of malt and glutinous rice, carrying an authentic grain fragrance.

Seeing Gu Chengyu’s slightly frowned brows relax, Gu Chengzhong nodded satisfactorily, indeed, kids like candy!